20100248177 - Medical or dental handpiece with inductive coupling: Various medical or dental handpieces having at least one coil for inductive coupling with a second coil and methods for using these handpieces for the transmission of at least one of power, operational data and identification data are described. Also various tool-holding/releasing devices for medical or dental handpieces are described,... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20100248178 - Device, system and method for dental treatment: A device and system for use in a root canal treatment is provided. The device has a probe member and a handpiece for holding the elongate probe member. The probe member has an elongate distal portion capable of being accommodated in a root canal. The probe member has at least... Agent: The Nath Law Group

20100248179 - Apparatus for applying a powdery or liquid material: Proposed is an apparatus for applying a powdery or liquid substance comprising a delivery device (12) including a delivery pressurant connector (16) and a substantially tubular applicator with an upstream portion for connecting the delivery pressurant connector (16) and a downstream delivery orifice (24) for delivering the powdery or liquid... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20100248180 - Pick-up implant abutment and method: A dental implant abutment arrangement for use with a dental implant has an abutment with a proximal retaining member and an axial bore. The retaining member is rotationally asymmetrical and has a transverse area that is large enough to resist rotation and axial motion of the abutment in a dental... Agent: Notaro, Michalos & Zaccaria P.C.

20100248181 - Arrangement for insertion of implants: The invention relates to an arrangement for insertion of an implant, in particular of a dental implant, which has an external thread and can be screwed into a bone by means of a tool, wherein the implant has a receiving opening with an at least partially conical inner face. A... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20100248182 - Carbide bar for dental rotary instrument: This invention discloses a carbide bar for a dental rotary instrument which eliminates defects of the prior art. In the prior art, blades of the carbide bar are twisting on to rightward from a bottom to a top portion and this twisting offers some inconvenience such as detaching connection between... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20100248183 - Denture adhesive shield: Disclosed is a denture shield to prevent denture adhesive from coming in contact with the user's gums and/or oral mucosa including the palate. This shield has two important advantages, the first is the elimination of the hard and messy cleanup of the residue from the user's mouth and the second... Agent: Arthur L. Tudek

20100248184 - One-piece dental device and method to manufacture the same: A dental device, in particular a one-piece dental implant, comprising an outer body made of metal; and an inner body made of plastic or composite, wherein the inner body comprises a core perfectly fitting into a cavity of the outer body, and a method for manufacturing a dental device, in... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20100248186 - Assembly for supporting at least one artificial dental element: An assembly (3) comprises at least two implants (11) which are destined to be inserted in a jaw (10); a primary part (26) per implant (11), having a through-hole (27), which is destined to be connected to the implant (11); and a secondary part (28) which is destined to be... Agent: Troutman Sanders LLP 5200 Bank Of America Plaza

20100248185 - Dental pin and use thereof: The present patent is related to a dental pin (1, 1′) and the use thereof, particularly for the recovery of the interdental bone crest, thus allowing the same to be covered so that the wasted gingival papilla can be formed, and restoring the aesthetics of the individual.... Agent: Occhiuti Rohlicek & Tsao, LLP

20100248187 - Dental abutment: To provide a dental abutment which is strongly adhered with a gingiva, can prevent invasion of bacteria into the jawbone, and hardly causes bone resorption and soft tissue shrinkage, a dental abutment (1) being fixed on the oral cavity inner side of a dental implant fixture (F) to penetrate a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20100248188 - Dental impression compound and method: A curable dental impression compound containing a ferromagnetic compound, preferably an iron powder additive as well as a method for guiding the compound into the sub-gingival areas of the tooth by the use of a magnetic field. The term “ferromagnetic” as used herein is used to describe a substance that... Agent: Christian D. Abel

20100248190 - Method of using dental composition: A method for temporarily widening a gingival sulcus is provided using an uncured composition comprising a polymerizable monomer having at least one ethylenically unsaturated group, a photo polymerization initiator, a fine inorganic powder, and an astringent. The uncured composition is inserted within a gingival sulcus to be widened, and the... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20100239993 - Anchor apparatus for clear plastic orthodontic appliance systems and the like: Anchor apparatus for a flexible and resilient clear orthodontic appliance constructed to be removably fitted over the teeth of a user by friction in a predetermined position. One or more first anchor devices are secured to the bone in the mouth of the user in a position to be adjacent... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20100239992 - Dental wire attachment: Methods and devices utilizing a dental appliance for dental retainer wire attachment are disclosed. One such wire attachment appliance includes a shell having one or more cavities formed therein and shaped to receive one or more teeth, at least two wire attachment members provided on the shell, and at least... Agent: Brooks, Cameron & Huebsch , PLLC

20100239994 - Anchoring device for tooth and/or jaw adjustment: The present invention relates to an anchoring device for regulating teeth and/or jaw, having an anchoring element (1) comprising a shank (2) for arranging in a jaw bone or a tooth, and a head (3), whereon a cap (10) for arranging at least one jaw orthopedic and/or dental aid is... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20100239995 - Jaw advancer connected to bone: A jaw advancer connects to the skull, maxilla, and the jawbone, mandible, without contacting the teeth of a patient. Each advancer, of a pair, has a hollow upper member with a head to admit a screw into the maxilla and an opposite threaded end, a socket having a threaded end... Agent: Paul M. Denk

20100239997 - Coupling with built-in light source: A coupling with a built-in light source for use with a handpiece body is disclosed. The coupling has a body-side connecting part to be connected to a handpiece body, a hose-side connecting part to be connected to a hose for delivering fluids, the hose-side connecting part connecting to the proximal... Agent: Hahn & Voight PLLC

20100239996 - Method for determining the position of an intraoral measuring device: A method for determining the position of an intraoral measuring device which is to be moved relative to an organ of mastication of a patient and with which positions in the organ of mastication or areas of the organ of mastication are measured. To be able to carry out measurements... Agent: Dennison, Schultz & Macdonald

20100239998 - Oral irrigator appliance with radiant energy delivery for bactericidal effect: An oral irrigator includes a base having a pump mechanism, a reservoir housed within the base and fluidically connected with the pump mechanism. A handle with a jet tip is connected with an outlet from the pump mechanism to receive a pressurized fluid stream from the reservoir to direct a... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney, LLP Intellectual Property Department

20100240000 - Method of making a surgical template used for a computer-guided dental implant surgery: A method of making a surgical template used for a computer-guided dental implant surgery includes the steps of: establishing implant planning data of a patient's jaw, producing a digital plaster model of the patient's jaw, allowing the digital plaster model to have the implant planning data, integrating the digital plaster... Agent: Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.C.

20100240001 - Device and method for scanning a dental model: A device producing a computer-processable, three-dimensional image of a dental model includes a scanner that generates scanned data and an electronic memory unit, wherein the scanned data of the dental model that are captured by the scanner in a scanning area are stored. The device has a positioning area in... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20100240002 - Interactive ultrasound-based depth measurement for medical applications: A device for determining the internal structure of a bone along a path directed into the bone (or other tissue) is disclosed. The device comprises a nozzle fluidically connected to a liquid reservoir for providing a liquid jet directed at the bone in the direction of the path; an ultrasonic... Agent: Dr. D. Graeser Ltd.

20100240003 - Applicator instrument for dental compounds: An applicator instrument for applying dental compounds includes an instrument head. The instrument head has a support structure with a plurality of elastic projections formed on the support structure. The projections have less stiffness than the support structure with respect to a height extent and enclose a receiving space for... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20100240005 - Combination tongue and flap retractor: A combination retractor includes an operational unit, a neck region and a handle region. The operational unit further includes a tongue retractor and a flap retractor. The tongue retractor may be concave to provide for a natural area to encapsulate the tongue. The tongue and flap retractors may also be... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20100240006 - Dental scaler tip for dental implant and manufacturing method of dental scaler tip: Disclosed are a scaler tip for a dental implant using a Powder Injection Molding (PIM) of silver, copper, a silver alloy, or a copper alloy, and a method for manufacturing the scaler tip. The scaler tip includes a shank portion, and a work portion extendedly formed from an end of... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20100240007 - Dental equipment connection joint: Disclosed herein is a dental equipment connection joint that enables the easy and efficient removal and securing of dental equipment to a support structure. The installer can readily and easily attach dental equipment, such as a dental light or dental instrument unit, to the dental equipment mount solely through the... Agent: Beusse Wolter Sanks Mora & Maire

20100240008 - Forceps for molar extraction: A dental forceps for removal of rear molars having first and second handles which are pivotally connected. Forward distal ends of the handles terminate, respectively, in a first handle support with an end most pad exhibiting a three dimensional and rounded surface profile extending laterally to one side, as well... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20100240009 - Asymmetrical dental implant and method of insertion: An implant fixture is disclosed. The implant fixture includes an elongated body extending along a longitudinal axis. The elongated body includes a base portion having a non-circular cross section and a receiver adapted to receive a prosthetic. A root portion extends from the base portion away from the receiver. An... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20100240011 - Dental implant assembly: A dental implant assembly comprising an implant body, a holder, an inner screw element and a handle is disclosed. The implant body has a first implant end and a second implant end opposite to the first implant end. The second implant end is formed with a first hole having a... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20100240010 - Fixture: The present invention relates to a fixture for insertion into a human bone. The fixture comprises a core from which a surface structure projects. At least one channel is provided in the surface of the surface structure and has an extension in a direction towards the top of the surface... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20100240012 - Method for fabricating an abutment: A method for fabricating an individual abutment for a dental prosthesis for use in an implant anchored in an area of the jaw with an implant attachment running on the abutment side, using a working model molded by the jaw area equipped with the implant. For this, the sulcus area... Agent: Dennison, Schultz & Macdonald

20100240014 - Toothpaste scoops: A tubeless toothpaste container includes a sheet of individual containers of toothpaste tubs. By pealing back or removing the lid on a particular tub, the toothpaste tub is exposed. Toothpaste may be applied to a toothbrush by rolling the brush element through the toothpaste to apply a desired amount of... Agent: Merek, Blackmon & Voorhees, LLC

20100233644 - Orthodontic bracket having an archwire channel and archwire retaining mechanism: An orthodontic bracket is disclosed having three archwire retention channels in the mesial-distal directions, a central channel and two side channels. The two side channels each include a pair of spaced apart inverted archwire retaining regions having a recess that opens generally towards the bracket base. Each such recess is... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20100233645 - Efficient laser and fluid conditioning and cutting system: A fluid conditioning system is adapted to condition the fluid used in medical and dental cutting, irrigating, evacuating, cleaning, and drilling operations. The fluid may be conditioned by adding flavors, antiseptics and/or tooth whitening agents such as peroxide, medications, and pigments. In addition to the direct benefits obtained from introduction... Agent: Stout, Uxa, Buyan & Mullins LLP

20100233646 - Dispenser for paste-like mass: A dispenser for dispensing a viscous substance is described having a gun-shaped body with a grip part and a barrel part; a mouth piece arranged at an output end of the barrel part; a reception space at the output end for receiving a cartridge with the substance; a plunger accommodated... Agent: Troutman Sanders LLP 5200 Bank Of America Plaza

20100233647 - System and method for manufacturing a dental implant surgical guide: A system and a method for manufacturing a dental implant surgical guide are disclosed. The dentist may obtain a cast model of the patient's jaw and then make a CT scan appliance with a plurality of radiopaque markers out of the cast model. The patient wears the appliance under CT... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20100233648 - Endodontic instrument and method of manufacturing: An endodontic instrument and method for making same is provided. A rod of superelastic material is set into a shaped configuration to form an instrument, such that the instrument may be inserted into a root canal in a configuration different than the shaped configuration and revert towards its shaped configuration... Agent: Luedeka, Neely & Graham, P.C.

20100233649 - Device for sonic irrigation and aspiration of a root canal and method of use thereof: A hand held dental device that is utilized to irrigate and aspirate a root canal during a root canal procedure is described. The device includes multiple functionalities permitting a dentist to drip irrigant into a primary canal from an opening thereabove and remove the irrigant from proximate the apex of... Agent: Leyendecker & Lemire, LLC

20100233650 - Instrument for the treatment of radicular dental canals: Instrument for the treatment of the apical portion of radicular dental canals, has a conical shaft (1) having at least one helicoidal working ridge. The active anterior portion (2) of the instrument is comprised of at least two successive cones whose opening (,X) decreases from the anterior point (3) of... Agent: Dentsply International Inc

20100233652 - Buccal device for isolating the operating field: The invention relates to dental devices for isolating a working area, comprising a substantially concave main piece having two upper ends and a substantially round edge on a lower area of the main piece, the round edge being adaptable to a patient's mouth; a substantially concave lower cover attached to... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20100233653 - Wrench for dental implant: A wrench for dental implant is provided, including a main structure, a ratchet element and a wrench arm. The main structure has a shape of long handle, and has a trench channel along the axis of handle. The ratchet element is confined inside the main structure, with the capability to... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20100233654 - Button for implant healing abutment and implant healing abutment having pressing part: A button for an implant healing abutment includes a button body coupled to an implant healing abutment; and a pressing part projecting sideward from the button body, wherein the pressing part covers, fixes and heals an incised gingival flap including attached gingiva. An implant healing abutment having a pressing part... Agent: Park Law Firm

20100233655 - Fabrication of dental articles using digitally-controlled reductive and digitally-controlled additive processes: By capturing a highly detailed three-dimensional digital model of dentition, a suitable replacement dental article be fabricated with a combination of digitally-controlled reductive processes such as milling and digitally-controlled additive processes such as digital painting. A dental article so-manufactured can provide an aesthetically pleasing, multi-chromatic appearance that closely matches surrounding... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20100233656 - Dual function system for dental implants: The object of the invention relates to a dual function system for dental implants comprising a pier anchored to the implant through a retaining bolt and an attachment which can be used without distinction as a transfer element for taking an impression of the position of the implant or as... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20100233658 - Addressable matrices/cluster blanks for dental cad/cam systems and optimization thereof: A cluster mill blank includes a framework constructed to cooperate with a blank holder of an existing CAD/CAM system, and a plurality of sub-blanks attached to the framework forming an addressable matrix or cluster blank. CAD/CAM systems including such a framework, as well as associated methods are described.... Agent: Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC

20100227289 - Orthodontic appliance: An orthodontic appliance that is particularly useful for correcting a class occlusion is disclosed. The appliance includes a mounting arrangement for mounting over an upper arch of a user having a front region and two arm regions extending rearward from the front region. The mounting arrangement includes an outer wall... Agent: Grossman, Tucker, Perreault & Pfleger, PLLC

20100227290 - Orthodontic device: An orthodontic device comprising an elongated flexible band for wrapping around a tooth. The band comprises an inner surface for contacting the tooth and an outer surface having a wire holding mechanism affixed thereto. The device further comprises a locking mechanism comprising a slot located at a first end of... Agent: Mark Tritel

20100227291 - Intra-oral three-dimensional imaging system: Described are a method and device for determining three-dimensional position information of a surface of a translucent object having a wavelength-dependent transmittance and reflectance characteristics. The method includes illuminating the surface of the translucent object with optical radiation at a predetermined wavelength emitted from a pair of optical sources. Radiation... Agent: Guerin & Rodriguez, LLP

20100227292 - Dental chair having an accessory unit with an adjustable support device: Disclosed is a dental chair and accessory unit that includes an adjustable support device that can be quickly and easily configured for either left hand or right hand operation and requires a minimum of valuable office floor space without resorting to expensive and time consuming disassembly and reassembly of the... Agent: Timothy H. Van Dyke Beusse Wolter Sanks Mora & Maire, P.A.

20100227293 - Dental handpiece of center-injection type: The dental handpiece of a center-injection type has a bur sleeve (8, 9) having an axial through hole capable of receiving and detachably holding therein a cutting bur having an axial through hole, upper and lower bearings (10, 11) for rotatably supporting the bur sleeve (8, 9), and an injection... Agent: Hahn & Voight PLLC

20100227294 - Wax model base for abutment of dental implant: For proper fitness of a core portion of an abutment to a patient, a wax model base for an abutment of a dental implant includes an engagement portion 1 engaging with an implant fixture analog embedded in a gypsum model without rotation, a truncated conical portion 2, a building portion... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20100227295 - Ultrasonic device for assessment of internal tooth structure: Example embodiments of this invention include a method and a device for assessing the internal structure of the tooth. In one example, the method is comprised of emitting a sequence of ultrasonic pulses from a given point on the tooth surface into the tooth at various directions of incidence (angles... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20100221676 - Coupling between a medical handpiece part and a supply hose: A coupling for the production of a releasable connection between a medical, in particular a dental, handpiece part and a supply hose and for the transmission of current and if applicable further supply media from the supply hose to the handpiece part. The coupling includes two coupling elements wherein one... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20100221677 - Device for detecting signs of bacterial infection of the root channel of teeth: The invention relates to a device for detecting signs of bacterial infection of teeth, comprising a light source (18), a receiving unit (16), an evaluation unit (20), coupled to the receiving unit (16), at least one emission fiber (12), coupled to the light source (18), and at least one detection... Agent: Maier & Maier, PLLC

20100221678 - Method for indicating shelf-life after mixing pre-dosed, pre-packaged two-part dental compositions: A pre-dosed, pre-packaged mixing system and associated method for mixing, storing, and dispensing a two-part dental composition that becomes less stable upon mixing. The mixing system includes a pre-dosed, pre-packaged quantity of a first component contained within a first chamber, and a pre-dosed, pre-packaged quantity of a second component contained... Agent: Workman Nydegger 1000 Eagle Gate Tower

20100221679 - Adjustable tool drive arrangement: The invention relates to an improved dental tool drive arrangement for a handpiece with a drive head, the tool drive arrangement permitting length adjustment of the tool in the drive head by concentrically supporting the tool in the drive head at any position from a fully inserted position to a... Agent: Clark Hill, P.C.

20100221680 - Screw, head-lock, to abutment of dental implant body: Disclosed is a means of locking the head of a screw to an abutting area. This is depicted in (FIG. 5) reference numeral (52) whereby the screw-head is locked in place to the abutting area (26) via filling void areas (56) and (32) with plasticized materials which then become solid.... Agent: William J. Marley, Dds

20100221682 - Restoration, restoration components, and methods of making a dental restoration: A method is provided for making a dental restoration at a certain tooth color shade. The method comprises joining a veneer precursor, a framework and a compensation material to form the dental restoration. The tooth color shade is selected from among a continuous range of tooth color shades, but individual... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20100221683 - Colouring solution for dental ceramic articles and related methods: The invention relates to a colouring solution for colouring a dental ceramic article, the solution comprising: a solvent and a colouring agent, comprising rare earth element metals or ions being present in the solution in an amount of at least about 0.05 mol/l solvent and transition metals or ions being... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20100221684 - Implant for subcutaneous or intradermal injection: The invention concerns an injection implant for filling up wrinkles, thin lines, skin cracks and scars, for reparative or plastic surgery, aesthetic dermatology, and for filling up gums in dental treatment. The invention concerns the use of biologically absorbable polymer microspheres or microparticles suspended in a gel. Said suspension is... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

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